Win LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack!

Win a Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack of LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD from Shout! Factory and SciFi Japan! Image courtesy of Shochiku. © Ayano Takeda,TAKARAJIMASHA/Hibike Partners

Source: Shout! Factory Official Site: liz-bluebird.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan

Blu-ray + DVD cover art, courtesy of Shout! Factory. © Ayano Takeda,TAKARAJIMASHA/Hibike Partners

Shout! Factory is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack of stunning anime feature LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD (??????, Liz to Aoi Tori, 2018). The movie makes its way to home video following its premiere at Annecy International Film Festival last June and its North American theatrical release in November. LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD comes from the creators of the critically acclaimed A SILENT VOICE (40th Japan Academy Award, Best Animated Feature Film), including director Naoko Yamada and writer Reiko Yoshida. It has been adapted from the popular YA novel series Sound! Euphonium by Ayano Takenda and is considered a side sequel to the anime series of the same name. LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD will be available on Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack (SLP: $26.99) and DVD (SLP: $16.97) from ELEVEN ARTS and Shout! Factory. The film is presented in both the original Japanese language and English dub versions. Bonus features include audio commentary and an interview with Director Masaaki Yuasa, trailers and TV spots.

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES and INFORMATION

Prize: A. There are three (3) prizes, with each prize consisting of one (1) LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack. B. Prizes will be shipped to the contest winners so entrants must include a valid mailing address. This contest is only open to participants in the United States and Canada. C. In the event that a winner chooses not to (or cannot) accept a prize, he or she forfeits all claim to that prize. D. One entry per person. Prizes are non-transferable. No substitution of prizes allowed. Duration of contest: A. The "LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD" contest runs from March 4 until 11:59pm on March 16, 2019. How to enter: A. Submit your name, email address, and mailing address for the random drawing. B. Be sure to write "LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD" in the subject header of your email entry. SciFi Japan often runs multiple contests at the same time, so any entries without "LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD" in the subject header will be discarded. Determination of winners: A. Only contestants who have submitted the requested information will be entered in the final drawing. The first two randomly drawn eligible entries will be judged the winners for this contest. B. SciFi Japan is not responsible for typographical, electronic or other errors in Internet operation affecting the offering, outcome, administration of the contest or the announcement of prizes. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. C. The decision of Shout! Factory and SciFi Japan is final. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of the SciFi Japan judges, which are final and binding in all respects. D. Following the drawing, winners will be notified via email.

THE "LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD" CONTEST

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About Shout! Factory

Shout! Factory, LLC is a diversified multi-platform media company devoted to producing, uncovering, preserving and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their entire careers sharing their music, television and film favorites with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s entertainment offerings serve up feature films, classic and contemporary TV series, animation, live music and comedy specials. In addition, Shout! Factory maintains a vast entertainment distribution network which delivers culturally relevant programming, movie and audio content to all the leading digital service providers in North America and across multiple platforms. Shout! Factory owns and operates Shout! Studios, Scream Factory, Shout! Factory Kids, Shout! Factory Films, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Timeless Media Group and Shout! Factory TV. These riches are the result of a creative acquisition mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. Shout! Factory is based in Los Angeles, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com.

About ELEVEN ARTS

ELEVEN ARTS Anime Studio is a Los Angeles-based distribution company known for bringing high-quality Japanese anime to North America. ELEVEN ARTS’ anime titles include GIRLS UND PANZER DER FILM, YO-KAI WATCH: THE MOVIE, DIGIMON ADVENTURE tri, CHAPTER 1: REUNION the EVANGELION franchise, THE LAST: NARUTO THE MOVIE, BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE, THE ANTHEM OF THE HEART, SAILOR MOON R: THE MOVIE, YU-GI-OH!: THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS, SWORD ART ONLINE THE MOVIE – ORDINAL SCALE – , LUPIN III: THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO, A SILENT VOICE, MAGICAL GIRL LYRICAL NANOHA: REFLECTION, HAIKARA-SAN: HERE COMES MISS MODERN, MAQUIA: WHEN THE PROMISED FLOWER BLOOMS and LAUGHING UNDER THE CLOUDS GAIDEN, and mostly recently LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD.

For more information on LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: